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The 10-year anniversary of LingoSlam

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This year’s LingoSlam was certainly a special event filled with laughter, thought-provoking facts about language, and yummy cake. The 10-year anniversary was celebrated by having one participant from each semester, so all semesters were represented in the competition.

If you were not there with your own set of eyes to experience this awe-inspiring event – fear not!

Here is a recap of the legendary LingoSlam of 2026

The event took place on the 17th of April at 14:15. After students, professors, and other language-lovers had gathered around and gotten a cup of coffee and a slice of cake it was finally time for the first participant to enter the stage: Jeanne from 10th semester (4th semester of the Master’s … ↪

LingoSlam 2022! More exciting than ever!

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It happened again! On April 22, 2022 (please also note the date!) 5 ingenious linguistics students competed with great humorous and performative (pun intended) abilities against each other to win in the four categories “poetry”, “academia”, “creativity” and “humor”, and not least – in anticipation for the overall winner – the LingoSlam trophy. The latter led to a surprise, but more on that later. Everything was, as usual, carried forward by a high-spirited and cheering crowd!

LingoSlam is a long-standing tradition that has always been a testament to the ingenuity, high professionalism and not least the ability and willingness of linguistics students to entertain a large crowd of like-minded people.

LingoSlam was invented and for many years organized by Peter … ↪

Including students in computer search activities during student counselling sessions

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In these modern times, we use technology on a daily basis, and computers have become a standard tool or equipment in most institutional settings. They are used for everything from communicating with co-workers to registering data in certain systems to being an invaluable tool in seeking information. The latter can be important when dealing with clients and especially in specific support services. But how are computers actually used in these settings? Are there specific “good” ways of using computers while talking to other people? Let us try and have a look!

This blog post is based on my MA dissertation from 2019, where I examined the usage of computers in student counselling sessions from a Danish university. The dissertation has … ↪